STORM2K

Posted: **Sun Jun 08, 2003 6:44 pm**

Saw this from WWBB and thought this was very interesting ...

From the book Prevailing Trade Winds:
On the average, fourteen funnel clouds are reported in Hawai'i each year. Of these about six are waterspouts with surface water spray observed, and one may strike land as a tornado. ... One Hawaiian tornado has been filmed and analyzed. It moved onshore in Kailua Bay on the Kona Coast of the Big Island at midday on January 28, 1971. Fortunately only one minor injury occurred, although maximum wind speeds as the storm hit shore were estimated at approximately 200 km/hr (120 mph).

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Other than that F2, another noteworthy tornado was the one that struck Pearl City (a suburb of Honolulu) in January of 1980, damaging homes on Oahu. I believe that one was also an F2, though I'm not certain. Hawaii has not yet had an F3.

According to HawaiianWx ... most Hawaiian tornadoes are F0 and briefly touchdown, and even these are quite rare ...

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
306 PM HST SAT JUN 7 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...CENTRAL OAHU...WAILUA AND PEARL CITY

* UNTIL 330 PM HST

* AT 301 PM HST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ABOVE MILILANI OVER
THE KOOLAUS MOVING TOWARD PEARL CITY.

SEEK SHELTER FROM THE TORNADO BY GOING TO THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

VEHICLES SHOULD BE EVACUATED FOR A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER
IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND
COVER YOUR HEAD.

$$
LAT...LON 2175 15779 2162 15765 2245 15654 2277 15688

FARRELL

Posted: **Sun Jun 08, 2003 6:50 pm**

wow..............Thats a first i have seen as well SF..............Thanks for posting that..

Posted: **Sun Jun 08, 2003 6:54 pm**

A new one for me as well!

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2003 12:18 am**

It believe a tornado occurring on a Hawaiian island is less likely than severe thunderstorm occurring in the northwestern United States.

Interestingly, this severe weather event in Hawaii was two days before the 50th Anniversary of the Worcester Tornado on June 9th, 1953.

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2003 1:34 am**

Interesting - Very rare indeed; Hawaiian residents are probably more skilled
at dealing with lava bombs, acidic gas emissions, bench collapses,
hurricanes and tsunamis than tornadoes. Wonder how many people
actually reacted to the warning....Thanks for the info. :Fade-color

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:26 am**

I'm amazed they know what to put in the warning! :lol:

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:38 am**

I believe if the National Weather Service in Honolulu, Hawaii wasn't sure of how to word the Tornado Warning Statement, they would have consulted a National Weather Service; like "bordering offices" do from time to time.

You can see these mentions in National Weather Service Forecast Discussions issued by all the offices across the nation.

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:11 pm**

ColdFront77 wrote:I believe if the National Weather Service in Honolulu, Hawaii wasn't sure of how to word the Tornado Warning Statement, they would have consulted a National Weather Service; like "bordering offices" do from time to time.

You can see these mentions in National Weather Service Forecast Discussions issued by all the offices across the nation.

Exactly, Tom ... but where's the nearest "bordering NWS"?...*LOL*

Anyway, being serious again, I think they have prepared messages beforehand that the forecaster/observor in charge of the radar has to do is make minor changes and issue the warning ...

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2003 10:53 pm**

that is truely amazing that Honolulu has a tornado warning. I guess no where is immune to tornadic thunderstorms

STORM2K

Hawaiian Tornado Warning .. first one I've ever seen

Hawaiian Tornado Warning .. first one I've ever seen